adj 1: solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a
life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated
chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War
II" [syn: consecrate, dedicated] [ant: desecrated]
2: made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity
or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated chursh";
"the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and
wine"; "sanctified wine" [syn: sacred, sanctified]